Dining Guide

Uyghur Bistro

Culinary explorations along Bellaire Boulevard are just plain fun, and the rustic, hearty fare at this welcoming Chinese halal bistro is worth checking out. We found the menu (with pictures) thoroughly approachable and selected two house specials. One, “Big Plate Chicken,” was a comforting platter of bone-in chicken pieces, mildly spiced, with peppers and onions atop toothsome house-made noodles, the perfect vehicle for aromatic stew juices. The other, braised lamb shank, was falling-off-the-bone tender, its juices flavoring a bed of pilaf alongside cooling garlic-spiked cucumbers and red peppers